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I really, really, really wish there was serious competition to Google Maps. That's the one Google product I've had to repeatedly come back to because there's n

I really, really, really wish there was serious competition to Google Maps. That's the one Google product I've had to repeatedly come back to because there's nothing even close in terms of functionality available for Android. I was hoping Here WeGo would be an alternative, but it's kind of a joke. I'd install Apple Maps if I could. I'd trade in my Pixel for an iPhone if it didn't mean losing real Firefox, NewPipe, and root-level ad blocking. The world of mobile computing is so confining!

simongr3dal 8y ago
What about having "real" Firefox is the important part? Is it supporting Mozilla, or supporting browser engine diversity, or is because real Firefox has more checkmarks on caniuse.com?
- bubblethink 8y ago
  Extensions like ublock origin.
  - panpanna 8y ago
    This is a huge thing for me. The ability to have the same setup on desktop, tablet and phone is just unbeatable. (Yes, I know you can do this with Safari on Apple-things and chrome on the rest too)
- ravenstine 8y ago
  I could agree with all 3 of those points, but I'm mostly thinking of the latter. The iOS browser engine isn't bad, but it has security quirks with things like iframe navigation and it still somewhat lags behind with PWA features. As a web developer who likes to tinker, I just don't find it ideal to be saddled with the browser engine that comes with iOS.
- m-p-3 8y ago
  All iOS web browsers are forced to use the Safari web engine, unlike on Android where the Firefox Preview (Fenix) and Firefox Focus are using a mobile-optimized version of Gecko called GeckoView. Also, iOS Firefox doesn't allow the installation of add-ons.
xz0r 8y ago
> I really, really, really wish there was serious competition to Google Maps. Can we have a crowsourcing sort of app where every user of GoogleMaps would contribute data to be scraped off to circumvent rate limiting ?
abqader 8y ago
What features on Google Maps that you like are not on other map platforms?

simongr3dal 8y ago

What about having "real" Firefox is the important part? Is it supporting Mozilla, or supporting browser engine diversity, or is because real Firefox has more checkmarks on caniuse.com?

bubblethink 8y ago
Extensions like ublock origin.
- panpanna 8y ago
  This is a huge thing for me. The ability to have the same setup on desktop, tablet and phone is just unbeatable. (Yes, I know you can do this with Safari on Apple-things and chrome on the rest too)
ravenstine 8y ago
I could agree with all 3 of those points, but I'm mostly thinking of the latter. The iOS browser engine isn't bad, but it has security quirks with things like iframe navigation and it still somewhat lags behind with PWA features. As a web developer who likes to tinker, I just don't find it ideal to be saddled with the browser engine that comes with iOS.
m-p-3 8y ago
All iOS web browsers are forced to use the Safari web engine, unlike on Android where the Firefox Preview (Fenix) and Firefox Focus are using a mobile-optimized version of Gecko called GeckoView. Also, iOS Firefox doesn't allow the installation of add-ons.

xz0r 8y ago

> I really, really, really wish there was serious competition to Google Maps. Can we have a crowsourcing sort of app where every user of GoogleMaps would contribute data to be scraped off to circumvent rate limiting ?

abqader 8y ago

What features on Google Maps that you like are not on other map platforms?